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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
5
Butte unions begin a citywide strike for higher pay with workers in carpentry painting and decor, street railway staff facing walkouts. About 3,000 people out of work citywide while postal carriers continue work after a federal pay bill reassurance.
South Dakota senators reached a pact on J. D. Elliott for U S attorney in South Dakota. The bill had been reported adversely by the judiciary committee due to Senator Kittredge opposition, but he will not press rejection if Roosevelt pledges no recess appointment after March 4. The pledge was given.
Warlike mood grips the Ute camp near Fort Meade after Captain Johnson delivers the president’s message to return to Utah. Chief Red Cap and other leaders threaten resistance or death rather than surrender, while Johnson seeks a new hearing in Washington.
In the area, two troopers prepare to ride to the fort three miles away to warn of a first shot. Remaining men plan a rapid retreat as armed Indians, described as desperate, threaten the region. War drums and fierce songs heighten the tense scene.
In Wallace Idaho on March 4 the defense claiming a clear alibi secured a major win when Judge Woods refused the prosecution’s request to allow Mrs Archie Phillips to testify. The date of Tyler’s killing was moved from August 10 to August 7, boosting defense prospects and signaling a possible acquittal. The state contends Phillips heard shots on August 7, while the defense maintained the alibi remains strong. The ruling prevents reopening the case with further testimony.
In New York on March 4 the Thaw trial jurors and observers sense Matteawan insane asylum or hung jury as the only paths after Jerome’s bid to prove Thaw insane. Most followers doubt acquittal, and Thaw fears Matteawan most as the dread overhangs the courtroom saga.
Wendell Phillips Garrison son of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison died in a South Orange hospital aged 66 after months of illness. He served over a decade as editor of the Nation and later became literary editor of the New York Evening Post and editor in chief of the Nation until his retirement last June.
Aberdeen reports sensational losses from the recent blizzard between Linton and Bismarck. Talbot, who passed through Warner to Emmons County, says thirty two bodies were found along the Northern Pacific right of way, many women among the victims. Train crews detected the remains as they first cleared the snowbound route.
The Garland Guard, a weekly in Garland Big Horn county, has suspended after five years due to insufficient growth for profitability. The Copper Mountain Miner of Boysen Fremont county is the youngest Wyoming newspaper, debuting last week with Leslie Davidson as publisher.
Otto Schnauber reports severe losses among sheep in the Sandy desert after heavy snowfall. He inspected two large bands and found only 300 head still alive.
Is kicked by a horse while riding the range near Casper Rasmus Lee was thrown and kicked in the face He lay unconscious for hours in the cold then staggered to a sheep camp before being moved to Glenrock He is slowly recovering and his injuries may disfigure him
A headon collision between a freight train and a work train near Pedro Wyoming killed six people on March 4. The engineer Charles Sheppard and five Austrian workers died in the wreck as the work train stood on the crossing.
Spokane dispatch reports Washington state senators passed Senator Booth's bill requiring railroads to publish passenger train time tables in newspapers along their lines. The bill passed 20 to 7, and critics warn it could enable railroads to be held up due to no rate reasonableness provision.
Boise Idaho March 4 The Moyer Haywood and Pettibone case may be delayed beyond the March 6 Caldwell start due to a pending motion for change of venue and missing supreme court mandate. Defense seeks transfer to Washington county with a possible separation of trials while Justice Bryan’s past ties and ongoing Steve Adams proceedings add complication.
Council Bluffs Iowa March 4 Mr and Mrs Pat Hook residents three miles west of Manilla are proud parents of triplets two boys and a girl born this morning. The children are all doing well The triplets follow a pair of twins born to the mother eighteen months ago Mr Hook is a well known farmer.
Chicago officials handling the disappearance of $173000 say no single thief is identified and a clerical error is favored over robbery. Captain Porter cautions no final conclusion, while other sub treasury officials push for error as the leading theory. In Chickasha Oklahoma, a separate item reports R M Richards’s quick divorce and a returned Klondike fortune.
A movement began in Shoshoni to rename streams including Bad Water Poison Tough Hoodoo and others. Local effort aims to replace meaningless names with dignified titles and if needed the legislature will be asked to act.
CHIEYENNE Wyo March 1 An important meeting will be held March 7 between representatives of all railroads west of Chicago and committees from national and other woolgrowers associations. The car shortage and service problems will be discussed at length in the hope of formulating relief plans for livestock shippers.
An English syndicate backed by two Nebraska men plans a 260 mile rail line from Omaha northwest through Nebraska grain belts toward South Dakota. About 10 million dollars in capital is involved with surveys complete to Omaha and Kansas City. If built, Omaha would host terminals shops and headquarters with independent operation from existing lines. Leaders include Wright Judson Cole Bruce Weller Baldrige Reed and others.
Railroads plan to appeal to the supreme court arguing the 2-cent fare bill is unconstitutional and confiscatory. In Chicago officials of major lines met to coordinate legal action to challenge rate laws setting 2 cents per mile as the maximum passenger fare.
A bill by Joe Burns of Lancaster seeks to cut Lincoln sleeping car fares to 70 percent of current schedule for routes within the state. The measure targets intrastate rates only.
Mr and Mrs George Boydston, visiting Lead, report heavy cattle losses totaling about 40 percent on their ranch west of Viewfield, 23 miles northeast of Rapid City, amid winter hardships. A neighbor’s wild steer attacked J Boydston, who, with help from his mother, killed the animal after restraining it. The incident underscores the proverb of taking the bull by the horns.
Census Bureau figures show over 600000 US deaths in 1905 due to disease. The report notes the mortality rate, though down from 1904, surpasses any earlier year and exceeds declines in several European nations. Pulmonary tuberculosis remains the leading cited killer.
The report shows mortality rising for influenza and pneumonia with 66 770 deaths and 39 068 deaths respectively excluding broncho pneumonia. Cancer death toll also climbs with 24 430 deaths as a persistent menace.
At the Butte Clerks Protective union meeting on Monday night the group decided to drop the proposal for higher wages. The plan had sought $22.60 weekly for men and $15 for women, with merchants consulted. Merchants voiced retention concerns, and the union chose not to pursue the request for now.
Reno report states the well known character May won 45000 on a single roulette wager at a Reno casino. If the dealer had let May place another bet, he could have netted about 1286000. May wagered heavily all night and used a 1000 bill on the number four before the spin.
New York report states Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M Shaw will invest $525,000 in the Carnegie Trust Company upon retirement. The institution doubled capital to $1.5 million and surplus to $750,000, with Shaw to take $350,000 par value of the new issue at 160.
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